Cassinia denticulata

Stiff Cassinia
close-up of the flowers of Cassinia denticulata at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Cassinia
Species:	C. denticulata
Binomial name
Cassinia denticulata R.Br.

Cassinia denticulata, the Stiff Cassinia is a common plant growing in Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Found on sandstone based soils in heathland or woodland. The original specimen was collected at Sydney, Australia.

A shrub growing to a metre or two tall. Leaves are stiff, with toothed edges, whitish underneath. Yellow flowers form on silvery white bracts in spring. The common epithet “denticulata” refers to the toothed edges of the leaves. This plant was described in the early 19th century by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.^[1]

References

1. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 133